Brent Voelkel, like any coach, is responsible for making sure his team is as ready as possible for any upcoming game. Any emotional gaps are closed by team captains. And luckily for Voelkel, that includes his son Tommy -- one of the captains on the Chapel Hill boys lacrosse team. Between them and co-captains Winsor and Jack Huge, there wasn't a member of the Tigers unprepared for Friday night's 12-8 victory against Apex in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

Tami Hansbrough, the mother of Tyler Hansbrough who works as a salaried fundraiser for the University of North Carolina , was placed on administrative leave while the legitimacy of her travel is investigated. Hansbrough was hired in 2008 and earns $95,000 a year as a fundraiser for a foundation that raises money and awareness for the UNC dental school, which enrolls 450 student annually at its Chapel Hill, N.C., campus. Of greatest interest to North Carolina school officials, according to the Raleigh News & Observer , are trips with former chief fundraiser Matt Kupec.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Even in the beginning, while he watched his men score the game's first seven points against the No. 1-ranked team in the country, Florida State Coach Leonard Hamilton knew something was off. After his Seminoles (17-13, 6-9 ACC) suffered an exhausting 90-77 defeat against North Carolina (28-2, 13-2) Tuesday night at the Smith Center, Hamilton thought to the opening two minutes -- back to when FSU's 7-0 run silenced a crowd who'd expected an easy Tar Heels triumph on senior night.

Lantern restaurant buys next-door space: The owner of Lantern restaurant in Chapel Hill has bought the space next door to the restaurant at 421 W. Franklin St. The space previously housed the art supply store Studio Supply, which closed at the end of 2011, said the business' longtime owner, Claire Reeder. Reeder said she had owned Studio Supply since 1998. She believes it had been operated under different ownership prior to that since 1986, for a total of 26 years of operations in Chapel Hill.

Aileen M. Lucas, Fern Park, announces the engagement of her daughter, Patti Aileen, Chapel Hill, N.C., to Thomas Robert Moore, Chapel Hill, son of Gene and Sue Moore, Shelby, N.C. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Dwight E. Lucas. The wedding is planned for June 29. She graduated from Lake Mary High School, Lake Mary; Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.; and UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. He graduated from Shelby High School, Shelby; Davidson College; and attends UNC Chapel Hill.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Rose, Orlando, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Anne, to Kevin Bradshaw Littlejohn, Orlando, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Reinhardt, Chapel Hill, N.C. The wedding is Oct. 24. She graduated from Colonial High, Orlando, and attended University of Central Florida, Orlando. He graduated from Chapel Hill High, Chapel Hill, N.C., and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Julian, father of menswear designer Alexander Julian, died Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C., at age 77. The cause of death was not released. The elder Julian ran a clothing store in Chapel Hill for more than half a century.

Brent Voelkel, like any coach, is responsible for making sure his team is as ready as possible for any upcoming game. Any emotional gaps are closed by team captains. And luckily for Voelkel, that includes his son Tommy -- one of the captains on the Chapel Hill boys lacrosse team. Between them and co-captains Winsor and Jack Huge, there wasn't a member of the Tigers unprepared for Friday night's 12-8 victory against Apex in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs.

The Athens Hornets are getting a second shot at the Diboll Lumberjacks. The Hornets (9-16) will open a Region III-3A bi-district series today against the 'Jacks (12-9) at Kilgore's Driller Park. Games 1 and 2 are set for 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, with a third game, if necessary, scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. Athens is looking for its first playoff win since 2007, when it advanced to the regional quarterfinals before losing to defending champ Liberty-Eylau. Diboll kept the Hornets' playoff winless streak alive last season with a sweep in the bi-district round in Tatum.

BASEBALL Trinity 10, Salem Baptist 3 DURHAM -- An eight-run second-inning uprising propelled Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill to a 10-3 win over Salem Baptist in a Triad Athletic Conference Tournament first-round baseball game on Wednesday. Trinity (11-7), seeded No. 3 in the tournament, advances to Friday's semifinals at No. 2 seed Westchester Country Day School. That game will start at 5:30 p.m. Trinity pounded out 12 hits in its easy win over Salem. Bennett Goss, Hansen French, Will Govert and Will Powell each had two hits.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The forty-something lady wearing a Carolina Blue blouse casts an evil eye at the J.J. Redick jersey I am wearing and rushes over to give me my eviction notice. "I'm going to have to ask you to leave," she says sternly as she follows me out of the Dean Dome. There is no need to ask why. It is obvious There are hundreds of people hanging out in the lobby of the Dean E. Smith Center on Sunday afternoon for some sort of hospital convention, but only one was wearing a No. 7 J.J. Redick Orlando Magic jersey.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Detectives are searching for a man photographed using the ATM card of the University of North Carolina student-body president found shot to death on a city street, police said Saturday. Chapel Hill police Chief Brian Curran released two surveillance photos of the suspect taken at an automated-teller machine in Chapel Hill but declined to say when or exactly where the photos were taken. Police also released a photo of a baseball cap the suspect appears to be wearing in both of the pictures.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Even in the beginning, while he watched his men score the game's first seven points against the No. 1-ranked team in the country, Florida State Coach Leonard Hamilton knew something was off. After his Seminoles (17-13, 6-9 ACC) suffered an exhausting 90-77 defeat against North Carolina (28-2, 13-2) Tuesday night at the Smith Center, Hamilton thought to the opening two minutes -- back to when FSU's 7-0 run silenced a crowd who'd expected an easy Tar Heels triumph on senior night.

Baynard and Elizabeth Benton, Orlando, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Dec. 31 with a brunch at Hotel Europa, Chapel Hill, N.C. They were married Dec. 31, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio. Their children are Caroline Brickley, Chapel Hill, and Elizabeth Keating, Westfield, N.J. They have two grandchildren. He is retired from industrial and she is a free-lance writer.

Johnson, a scholar of black culture, died Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 90. The cause of death was not released. Johnson was a former professor of sociology and anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied black culture, including folk music and dialect in the 1920s. His later research focused on desegregation in U.S. higher education and race relations in Africa.

Dear Carolyn: My mother-in-law has expressed interest in spending Thanksgiving with us this year, as she expresses interest in spending every holiday with us. She lives 20 minutes from our home, but we rarely see her. When she is here, she seems uncomfortable and often says inappropriate things. For instance, instead of saying that my son is bright, she implies he's autistic. We always accommodate family get-togethers during the holidays, but I have started to dread them. How do we express this to my MIL?